• Carruthers v. State

    Publication Date: 2000-03-17
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Fletcher, Norman S.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John A. Beall IV, Peachtree City, and William S. Callahan, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert E. Keller, District Attorney, D. Brandon Hornsby, Verda Andrews-Stroud, Assistant District Attorneys, Jonesboro, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Susan V. Boleyn, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Allison B. Goldberg, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee. Other party representation: Joseph L. Chambers Sr. Prosecuting Attorney's Council of Ga., Smyrna, Thomas H. Dunn Georgia Resource Ctr. and Michael Mears, MultiCounty Public Defender, Atlanta.

    Case Number: S99P1418

    In his closing argument, the prosecutor improperly quoted directly from the Bible as authority for the jury imposing the death sentence against defe

  • Harris v. State

    Publication Date: 2000-03-10
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Fletcher, Norman S.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Hurl R. Taylor Jr., Ellenwood, for appellant.
    for defendant: Paul L. Howard, District Attorney, Bettieanne C. Hart, Peggy A. Katz, Anne E. Green, Assistant District Attorneys, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Daniel G. Ashburn, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S00A0136

    Defendant's attorney was not ineffective just because he failed to submit written requests to charge, since he participated in the charge conference and orally requested ch

  • Barlow v. Barlow

    Publication Date: 2000-03-10
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Fletcher, Norman S.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joseph M. Todd, Jonesboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Monroe Ferguson and Ricky W. Morris Jr. Ferguson, Ferguson & Morris PC, Jonesboro, for appellee.

    Case Number: S99A1309

    Husband could not introduce recording of his wife's cordless telephone conversation with another in their divorce action, since O.C.G.A. § 16-11-62 4 prohibits interception of such calls and she had

  • Holsey v. State

    Publication Date: 2000-02-25
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Fletcher, Norman S.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stephen N. Hollomon, Warner Robins, Brenda H. Trammell, Madison, and Charlotta Norby, MultiCounty Public Defender, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Fredric D. Bright, District Attorney, Gray, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Susan V. Boleyn, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Allison B. Goldberg, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee. Other party representation: Joseph L. Chambers Sr. Prosecuting Attorney's Council of Ga., Smyrna, Thomas H. Dunn Georgia Resource Ctr. and Michael Mears, MultiCounty Public Defender, Atlanta.

    Case Number: S99P1112

    Defendant acquiesced to the jury's crime scene visit occurring outside his presence since he did not object when the trial court informed him that the jurors asked questions and heard evidence duri

  • Carter v. State

    Publication Date: 2000-02-11
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Fletcher, Norman S.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kathy S. Palmer, Swainsboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Richard A. Malone, District Attorney, William S. Askew, Assistant District Attorney, Swainsboro, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Wylencia H. Monroe, Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S99A1603

    Although the trial court should have charged on impeachment by conviction since a state witness admitted to his prior felony convictions without objection, that error was harmless given the other e

  • Law Journal Press | Digital Book

    Harris County Bench Book 2025

    Authors:

    View this Book

    View more book results for the query "*"

  • Fulton County Bd. of Tax Assessors v. Boyajian

    Publication Date: 2000-01-28
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Fletcher, Norman S.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: S99A1487, S99X1488

    County board of tax assessors had no authority to refuse certification of taxpayer's appeal to the superior court on the grounds that it was unt

  • Bolden v. State

    Publication Date: 2000-01-28
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Fletcher, Norman S.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William C. Head and Thomas J. Thomas, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Joseph J. Drolet, Solicitor General, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S99G1005

    Defendant did not have to renew his objection to solicitor's improper comment on credibility of state's only wi

  • Edwards v. Georgia Dep't of Children and Youth Servs.

    Publication Date: 2000-01-28
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Fletcher, Norman S.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joseph W. Watkins, Lance D. Lourie Watkins, Lourie & Roll LLP, Atlanta, William P. Langdale III Langdale, Vallotton, Linahan, Threlkeld, Valdosta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Ziva P. Bruckner, Paul H. Dunbar III Capers, Dunbar, Sanders & Bruckner, Augusta, Patricia Guilday Shivers & Assocs., Alpharetta, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, and Kathleen M. Pacious, Deputy Attorney General, Atlanta, for appellee. Amicus appellant: Charles A. Mathis Jr. Middleton, Mathis, Adams & Tate, and Glenn E. Kushel Mills, Moraitakis, Kushel & Pearson, Atlanta.

    Case Number: S99G0900

    The decision of state employees on the type of emergency medical treatment to provide incarcerated juveniles does not fall within the discretionary function exception to the Georgia Tort Claim